#Disability and lifestyle #blogger with wheels. #Norfolk. Enjoys adventures, #crafting, exploring, eating out, #tea, gigs, cake, spas, #festivals, live comedy.
Attleborough, Norfolk
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Today is the start of #SMAAwarenessMonth
Here’s something I wrote a couple of years ago, answering your questions to raise awareness.
I’m still open for questioning, so hit me?
#SMA #DisabilityTwitter
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Given many disabled people can’t drive, you’d think we’d have accessibility on buses sorted – but we we’re far from it
If we were to design from scratch, how could we make buses better for disabled people?
I’ll go first…
ALT A bus is parked up on Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester
Tea workshop @BirdandBlendTea #Norwich was amazing. Tea cocktails, sampling delicious blends & creating my own. Couldn’t be more accommodating, ramp was at the ready & permission to use accessible loo at the restaurant next door. Thanks for a great evening #BirdAndBlendNorwich
Image description: Image 1 is a long wooden bar with shelves full of large tins containing tea.
Image 2 is a hand holding a glass mug filled with creamy coloured liquid with a frothy milk top.
Gutted I’ve missed out on @foofighters tickets because I want to sit with my wheelchair using friends but am also a wheelchair user myself. Shocking service from @gigsandtours only allowing the purchase of 1 accessible ticket per order.
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This. Only Capaldi himself can dictate what’s worth it. If he’s happy on stage then let’s share in that joy with him.
He owes it to nobody to be perfect. He owes himself some happiness, however that looks.
His body has changed significantly (disability wise). He needs support. – at Crossgar, Northern Ireland
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Tonight, the BBC premiered #BestInterests which I feel quite personally connected to.
From what I’ve seen it sensitively portrays the discussion around what quality of life means, through the lens of an undiagnosed form of Muscular Dystrophy. – at Crossgar, Northern Ireland
ALT Michaela a white physically disabled woman smiles at the camera and gives the peace sign with both hands while laying flat in first class on an airplane.
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Time for something new - Tuesday Truths!
We often talk about disabled people doing things “in spite of” their impairment or diagnosis. – at Crossgar, Northern Ireland
ALT A purple and golden orange gradient background. In the middle in large black font it says Tuesday Truths. In the bottom right corner it says swipe with three horizontal arrows pointing right in a rounded oblong rectangle. In the top right it says Michaela Hollywood disability rights activist with 5 purple stars below it.
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This is for those we've lost through lack of access to respiratory care, and those who are here today to vent and represent because of the progress which is happening.
Share with everyone you know who uses any type of ventilation, and with everyone who needs to know more
It's here! The first-ever World HMV Day! We want to raise awareness of the benefits of home mechanical ventilation (HMV) and encourage more centres to provide access to therapy. Find out more and lend support by visiting hmvip.co.uk/world-hmv-day-20…
#addinglifetoyears #WorldHMVDay
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On course to arrive in Amsterdam 8 hours later than our scheduled arrival. Still no idea how I will get off the train in Amsterdam, likely I’ll crawl again. No contact from @eurostar. It seems in a breakdown situation disabled passengers just don’t matter 🤷🏼♀️
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@Eurostar Currently sat on a 🚆 going nowhere & should have been in Amsterdam by 1313
It took ages for anyone to even remember ♿️ users were on board. This isn’t ok, we can’t be stranded like this and I can’t even find an ATP on any of your web pages telling me what we should do
Even if I wanted to explain to you how brilliant @DerrenBrown #Showman was last night and what happened, I couldn’t. I’m still processing it myself. Well worth the 3 year wait.
#Norwich @NorwichTheatre
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New cinema The Avenue opening in Belfast. I am a disabled cinephile. I check their website for accessibility. Not a mention on main navigation.
Where is it? Where is the accessibility? Why is it not front and centre like the rest of the experience?
I went for a rummage. – at Crossgar, Northern Ireland
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A disabled person’s needs are only “special” to others.
Categorizing a disabled person’s needs as special turns them into a burden.
A human request for assistance is easier to ignore or reject if you have dismissed it as a burden.
Our needs are human, not special.
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Disability activist felt 'dehumanised' after No 10 Downing Street ramp failure - BBC News
I certainly did 👇🏻
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#IsItOk that I went to hand deliver a letter to the Prime Minister today & the ramp only deals with one step & doesn’t leave enough turning space to use it safely…
If #accessibility isn’t right at @10DowningStreet what hope do we have on public transport?
#DisabledByTheRailway
ALT A police officer leans out of 10 Downing Street to take a big envelope from me, I am sat in my powerchair on the pavement.. a ramp is deployed but I was unable to use it. My MP Bell stands between me & the police officer as she had to knock the door for me as it wasn’t accessible for me to do it myself.
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“These r real life mini interviews, fr actual people who live with a #chronicillness or #disability. U will see that apart from #chronicpain, overwhelming fatigue & the accompanying payback down time is a huge deterrent for many": buff.ly/38jhrIT #ChronicFatigue #spoonies
Happy Christmas Eve 🎄
George cat and Sofia cat hiding in the Christmas tree.
#CatOfTheDay #Caturday #ChristmasEve
ALT The face of a black cat peering out of a Christmas tree. There are gold decorations.
ALT The face of a tabby cat peering out of a Christmas tree. There are gold decorations.